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All posts for the day January 29th, 2017

What is a low velocity zone and why should I care?

Posted by agimarc on 2017-01-29
Posted in: Science, Volcano Basics. Tagged: altiplano, earthquake waves, earthquakes, imaging, low velocity zone, Science. 14 Comments
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Schematic of low velocity zone http://www.iris.edu/hq/files/workshops/2012/06/docs/scihi/WebPages/0006.html

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